fit1G ' O i iOf flfSml Na
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, \ @ RIm .OIDIfufil llifQill ( { rroCIDU1 .
ffu@@fm Jm < 1)IfI ) ( ( jJ tIDw W If @Im ll ITil I1ffil @
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p rsonnt feudE h\\"o : J1ln 'cd their
: ut , Ilnd II. { ntut one. In the his.
lo - o [ tbe J1re ldC11c ' . Hnll not Alex-
nndcr Hnmilton 111the un'lcldlng
( \c o [ Anron Burr , t11 ( , Intter. nud not
.1 cffoNon. wouM h\\'e : ilucceelted the
chler Adams ; bulen moro moment-
OUf. In Its con ( 'qu'nces wns the long
lJnttie bctw\cn Ar.drcw Jncltson nnd
Henry Clar. " 11en Jnctton ; first ran
for tbe l'ro ldcncr , In 1824 , the cUIlII : ,
datt's OPllo.3ln ; him were Adnms ,
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Aaron Burr
Crawfor1 ! nnd Cia ) ' . None ot the four
secured a mnjorlty ot the electoral
college , nnd the election thus devolved -
ed upon the 1Iouse , with cholco to
hI ! made from the three candldates-
A n11lD , Crawford nnd Jnclson-who
had recolved the most electoral votes ,
This debnrred Cia ) ' , who , forced , as ho
expressCl\ , to choogo betwen two
evils ; announcOlI that ho had declcted
to support Adams , Dut Clay's deter-
mlnntlon no sooner became Imown
than some ot Jnclson's [ rlends attempted -
tempted to drlvo him from It. The
WealJon used for this purpose recalls
, ono of the most dlscre1Itablo Incl-
dents In our political hlstOl'Y.
A few days , before the time set for
the election in the House II. letter ap-
IlCaroJ In II. PhlHlIlelphln. newspaper ,
assertln thnt Clay had ngreed to sup-
Ilort Adams ulJon condition that he bo
made Socretnr ) ' of State , ' 1'ho same
terms , the letter nIleged , had been offered
ferod to Jaclson's frl ds : but none
of thom would "descend to such mean
harter and snle , " Tho- letter was
anon'mous , but purported to bo written -
ten by n. member ot the House. Clay
nt once pl1blls11ell a card , In whlr-h ho
pronounced the writer "a dastard and ,
a IInr , " who , It ho darel M'OW his
lIIuno , would forthwith ho cnIle1 to
the field , Two d ) 's later the letter
wns aclmowledged hy n. witless member -
bor from Pel1lls'lvanln , Kromer by
name , wh\ ) asserted that the atnte-
ments ho had made were true , and
that ho was ready to IJroVO thom. A
duel with such n charncter was out
of the quostlon , Something , however ,
had to bo done , nnd Cln ) ' ImmedlatolY
demanded InvesUgntion by a SIlO'
clal commltteo of the Houso. Such a
commltteo was duly selected , None
ot Us members hnd supported Clay for
U10 presidency. Kremer I1rompU ) ' declared -
clarod hlo willingness to meet the Inquiry -
quiry , but In the end the commltteo
reported. . that ho hnd declined to np-
pe r before It , sending Instead a com-
nmnlcatlon , In which ho donle.t the
} Iower of the House to compel him to
testify. No further nctlon wns tnl < cn ,
and In this shape , for the tlmo being ,
the mntter rested.
Soon , however , cnmo the election ot
Adams b ) ' the HOIlse , foIlowed qUlcltly
h ) ' hla aI11 > 0lntment of Cla ' as his Sec-
retan' ot Stnte , Though It Is now
tonernIly aclmowledgell that there
has been no bargain betwo' Adams
ntid Clay , It was natural thnt , at the
moment , the ranl < nUll fIle of Jack-
son's foIlowlng should regard 'Clay's '
appolntmont as concluslvo Ilroof that
s\leh \ a denl llRd been made , Dy accepting -
cepting It Cln ' mnd himself the victim -
tim ot circumstantial ovldenco. As
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. Roscoe Conklin !
n matter ot fnct , ho hesitated to ae ,
cept the } llace , nml fiullIly nssumed
Its duties with rohtctanco , What chlof ,
Iy dotermlhed him was the hollef that
If ho did not accept It would be
t\rgued that he dared not. This to
: : : Iay was more obnoxious than the
other horn or ho dllomma , e , thero-
taro , tool. tho' nlternatlvo at bold defi ,
anco : bitt In so doing comm ed II
calamlt.ous : orror.
It. . strong effort WIlS made at the mo ,
mont to reject Clay's nomination ,
'I 'his failing , the cry ot " 'bargain and
torruptlon" wab .lgaln raised , and
wIth It beg n another contest for th13
pr sldenc ) ' , a contest longer and mQro
scandalous t an IW : ' ether In cur 1 > 0'
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lItlcnt nnnalf ; Evcr'thlng that rancorous -
ous Imrtltnn Intention could concoct
was sllrcRl1 brondcast by the Jacltson
journnls : nor were Clay and"Adams
the solo objects of the storm or slan-
der. Charges of the most Infamous
chnracter were mnde ngalnst Jac\son \ ,
nnll Infiamed his animosity against
A ams and Cln ) ' to a degree that ap.
Ilroached Insnnlb' . .1ackson believed
Cia ) ' cnpablo of an'thlng of which the
latter couM ho accused , and he himself -
self gave currenc ) ' to the "bargnln and
corruption" cr ' , which wnos JlrlntCll ,
placarded nnd harpcd Ullon throughout
the land , Cln ) ' , 011 the other himd , was
ullnhlo on the stump to assume the
IIno ot dignified refutntlon : and his
language , losing nIl restraint , becmno
tI'o vehlclo of rnvlng wrath , The re-
su1t of the contest was a signal trl-
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Alexander Hamilton.
umph for Jacltson , l von Kentuclty ,
Cloy's own stllte , went against him ,
nnd Adams retired in the shadow of
deep hUl11ll1ntlon , Four years later ,
when Clay hhnselt was a candldafo
against Jaclson , ho receh'ed but forty-
nine out of 28G elecloral votes , I
In 1880 the unrelenting anhnoslty ot I
Henr ) ' D , Payne alone pro\'ented Allen i
G , Thurmnn from being made the I
nomlneo of the democr : > .tlc national
cOllventlon. In 187 [ ; Pa'no was a
candidate for the democratic nomination -
tion for governor of Ohio. The con-
vontlon met In Columbus , and Thur-
man , then fresh from a perIod ot brillIant -
lIant servlco on the supreme bench ot
his state , had a friend In whoso cand- !
o 'Henry B. Pay"c
dncy for StiltO treasurer ho was much
I terosted , Some of Payno's lIeuten-
onts , without his Imowledgo , promised
Thurman the sUI > port at the payne
forces for his frlCl1l1i In return for the
voteR ho controlled in the convention :
but the Thurman cnndldato for treas.
ul'Or failed at the last moment to ro-
colvo the promised support ot the
Payne following , nnd was defeated.
Pa'ne was not aware of the trlcl < that
had been pla'ed UIJOn Thurman , but
the latter , who scorned double dealing
In nny form , was qulele to resent It.
Within the hour the opportunity to do
foil In his wn ' , The convention ended ,
Pa'ne went to a hotel for dinner , accompanied -
companied by some friends , and In
jovial mood opened wino In colebrn.-
tlon of his success. Presontl ) . Thur-
man mid a few friends came In and
tool < scats at an adjoining table.
Pa'no bade the , miter corry a bottle
of wino to the newcomers , but In a
moment It came back with the gruff
\ Jamcs G. Blaine
nt\ssnge that Mr. Thurman did not
care for an ) ' o [ Mr. Payne's wing. ItJ
ovltlent surprlso at this rOfusal , Payn
rose from bls seat nd crossed to th13
group of which Thut'n\an was the cen'
tral figure.
"I trust you (1111'our friends will
Mlnte a bottle of wine with me , jUdg , '
ho S111d , urbanely. "Drlnle to my suc
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cess and the victory at the domocratlc
party. " ,
"I do not want any of YOUt' wine ,
sir , " was the reply , "I old that
damned walter to say as 11Iuch to you ,
sir , a moment ago , " And so sa'lng ,
Thurman turned his back abrupt ! ) . > n
the man from Cloveland.
Payne no\'or forgot nor forgnve this
public Insult. The quarrel thus begun
ever after Itopt the two men apart , ami
three and twent ) ' 'ear8 later thwarted
Thurman's highest ambition , In 1880
ho was a candldato for the presidential
nomination before the democratic nn-
tlonal convention , lIad ho hod the unflinching -
flinching support of the Ohio delegation -
tion , there Is IIttlo doubt that ho
would have been the nominee , The
delegation wns solid for him on the
first hallot. Then It brotto nnd the
chances of his nomination vanished
Into thin air. Payne was bohlnd the
br9al ( , T ! lelogatcs from the dls.
trlct In which bls fllflucnce was sue
premo led It and were strongeat in the
clnlm which Gtnmpcded the convention
to a dark horse. As Ohio was t.hon an
'October state and practlcalIy certain
to go for Garfield , the result would be
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llsastrous to the democratic cause.
That argument defeated Thurman and
nominated Hancocl ( , and the revenge
of Payne was complete.
But the most dramatic ot aU the
political feuds ot the last forty years ,
both In its inception and its sequel ,
was thnt between Dlalno and Roscoe
Conldlng. The two men entered the
popular branch ot Congress at about
the same time , ami both soon became
leaders In that body. There was ,
however , IIttlo In common between
them save the gift oC pre-eminent abll ,
ity. Conltllng made Dlalno the ob ,
ject of his snrcasm whenever oppor ,
tunlt ) ' orfer d , and the member from
Maine was T.'ompt to retort In lelnd ,
Thus the Ijnmlty grew until , in the
course of c'o of their many encoun ,
ters , Dlalno , st , g to the qulclc by an
unjust and ungonltvus taunt , burst
forth In an pnslaught on his tormentor -
or which wrought the House Into a
hl/h / pitch ot exeltemenL and 'marltcd
the beginning ot a flerco struggle in
the Republican party that ended in
the humlIlatton of Conldlng and the
defeat ot Dlalno for President. Hero
are Dlalno's words , and they are a
model of excoriation :
"As to the gentleman's cruet sar.
casm , I hope ho wl11 not bo too se-
vere. The contempt of that large ,
minded gentleman Is so wilting , his
haughty disdain , his grandiloquent
swell , his majestic , superemlnont ,
overpow.erlng turltey-gobbler strut has
been so crushing to myself and all
members ot this House that I know it I
was an act of the grcatest temerity' '
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I Allen G. Thurma" ,
for mo to venture UIJon II. controversy
with him. " ,
Then , roferrlng to n chance news.
paper comparison of Conldlng to
Henr- Winter DavIs , lately dead , he
continued :
"Tho gentleman tool < It serlousl ,
nnd It hns given his strut- additional
poml > oslty. The resemblance Is
great : It Is strlIdng-H 'perlon to a
satyr , Thersltes to Hercules , mud to
marble , dunghl11 to diamond , a singed
cat to a Dongnl tiger , a whipped pUp'
py to a ronrlng lion , Shade ot the
mighty Davis , forglvo the almost
profanation of that jocose satire , "
.
There could bo no reconclIlatlo'.1 i
after such an onslnulht , and the br.t.
LIe was to the death. Defeated for
the Republlcnn nomination by Conl < -
lng and his friends In 1876 and again
In 1880 , D'nJ ; ! . In the latter yonr
throw his feneswlng to his frlonq
Garfield , who , nomlnnted und elected ,
made DInino his secretary of st2to
and omclal right hand , Then came the
strugtle over the Now Yorle patron'
nge , which retlrcd Conkling , antI was
follo\ved by the nssnsslnntlon of Gat'-
fiold. In 1884 , when DInino was IInal-
Iy the tormal cholco of his party ,
Conltllng wns 110 longer In politics ,
but the sequel proved that his wns
stl11 the \\111 and power to strllto a
mortnl blow. A defection ot Ifew
hundred votes In Conldlng's homo
county of Onolda gave tbat count ) ' ,
normal\- \ Republican , to Clevelal\ll ,
I\nd with it the electorat Yoto of Now
York and the presldoncy. Conl\lIng
had wiped out the score against 1I1s
. ancient enem-Rufus Rockwell WIl.
son In Phlladelphln Ledgor.
Lions Fond of Lavender.
Lion tamers frequenUy portumlJ I
thomsetves with lavender. There Is , ,
It Is snill. no reconl or aIon ever ,
, having attacked 11. , tralnor who hnd
tnlton the precautlQn ot usl'lg this I
- t rtumo.
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Profitable and Profitless stock.
At a Wisconsin Instltuto A. E. Roberts -
erts salt ) : With stocle ot good blood
there Is no difficulty In making a steer '
two years of age top the marltet and
hrlng good profit Cor the feed and
care given. However , the great bune
ot stocle shlpPod to our loading mar-
Itots is not of the above quality. One
will readily ascortaln at the stock
'ards that quality counts for more
tbnn quantity , and that fat alone Is not
sufficient , Du'ors will ride Into a pen
whore good catlle are and perhaps will
ralso their first bid In order to get
them , The selIer easily disposes ot
hem at the top prlco of the day.
This class are of high grade , good
beet typo and conformation , with ca.
pacity for producing the greatest percentage -
centago ot hlogh-prlced meat. They are
what the buyers term the smooth , :
f1es y lot. This class of cattle com-
prlso only about 10 per cent of the
. bunt. In.ad } lnll5 ! pep.l lrs J.ll
. ride In , view the stock , then rfdo away ,
, wIth the remarlc , " 1 will not glvo that
prlco , they are too rough. " The seller
has to work to dlsposo at t em , and
when ho docs the price Is disappointIng -
Ing to the farmer , as , It Is only about
one-haIr the price offered for the best
class. A portion of this class consists
of stock with an infusion or dairy
blood. Whllo they mal < c good gains
tholr feed goes to the production ot
Into mal fat. A greater per cent are
common , unlmprovea , InferIor animals
In lInlsh as wolI as form. This class
comprIses about 50 per cent ot the
stock forwnrded to market. This
means that the tarmer has received
about , half the prlco fot' the animals
ho has raised and forwarded to mar-
Imt that ho would have gotten If they
had been properly bred , grown and
finished. It has talen as much ot the
food of malntenanco and as much feed
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to grow every pound at their weight as
though they were worth twlco the
money. It Is folly to attempt to engage
In beet production with such a class of
animals , especiallY where stall feeding
and intensive farming are practiced.
There Is no reason why such stock
should be grown , as the type and conformation -
formation can bo Improved by the use
of good beef bred sires , and the moro
grading up by pure blood animals ot
approved form the better the results.
Four or five generations of pure bred
sires wllI estab1lsh a herd ot lIve stock
practically as good for all teedlng purposes -
poses as pure breeds.
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Goat Meat and Kid Meat.
A clrcula of the United States Department -
partment of Agriculture says : While
It is genemlly agreed among those
who spoal < trom experlenco that the
1lds pf all breeds of goats are a delicacy -
cacy , It is true that among the great
mass of the people of this country
there is a prejudice against an'thlng
bearing the name of "goat. " Within
the environments of all ot the larger
cities are found many ltlds , and it Is
evident that only a few of them grow
to maturity. What becomes of them ?
Dutchers and meat. dealers answer
the question by saying that they passover
ever their blocks as "Iamb , " No meat
dealer has heard ot a complaint of the
quality ot such "Iamb , " A considerable -
able number of mature common goats
are purchased by the packing houses
at th larger cities. They are purchased -
chased as go Rots and sold , either in
the carcass or canned , as mutton : nnd
man ' who decry goat meat have unconsciously -
consciously eaten It many times no
doubt. This does not mean that the
meat is as pala.table ns good mutton ,
but it may be as good as poor mutton ,
and so the consumer's criticism concerns -
cerns the quality and not the ltlnd _
The lIesh of any mature common goat
Is not palatable to most persons who
have tasted it. This Is due to the
strong taste , and , to some extent , t
Its toughness. Proper care in dressing -
ing would probably mltlgato It not en-
tlroly prevent the strong tnste , and
feeding on grain would tend to produce -
duce u. moro tender carcass. Doth
these points , 110wover , wllI hardly rOe
celve attention from anyone who may
contemplate going into the Industry ,
for the reason that they wllI add ma-
torlalIy to the cost of production. The
excol1ent quality ot the Itld meat has
already been montloned , , It Is sato
to aay thnt the existing vrojudlcQ
against It would disappear It people
were to test It , and In time a good
market ought to bo built up for all
that cnn be produced. However , the
question arIses , WIII It pay to ralso
common goats for the sale ot Itlds ?
The farmer wllI have to dotermlne
this matter for himself. If a ready
marl\et wore estnbllshed for the kids
at , lIay , 1,50 each , and It one dee can
ra.lse three or four kids nnnunlIr , It
cnn hardly be doubted that the Industry -
try could bo made Ilrotltablo , At this
tlmo no such marltat exists ,
The losses trom lice on pigs are fro-
quenUr severe , especlalIy In the case
at young pigs , Death sometimes re-
wlts directly trom the attacks , but
moro otten comes Indirectly In the
way at cholera or other dlsoa9 that
was able to taston ItseIt on the 110s ;
fJoca'Jse : at the systems being weak-
tined from the presence ot lIce on the
anlml s.
" 'here gt'een manures are trown
ror the purpose ot bolng turned under
It Is advlsablo to grow thorn ou the
dlBtant parta ot the farm. so that
the barn'ard manure may bo app1led
on the fields nearest to the barns.
n tht\t way labor Is saved.
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Dreed Intelligently.
Hlt-or.mlss breeding Is the mlstalto
at the hour In the breodlng ot swine ,
The practlco Is the one most popu.
larly folIowed , because it is the eas-
Iest. It Is moving toward the point of
lea.st reslstanco. This , however , is not
the profitable way to breod. Most
men wllI follow It : for to go in an.
other direction requlr08 too much
thought , too much study , too much investigation -
vestigation and too much worlt. Yet
the hard road Is the ono that leads to
prosperity In the hog raising business ,
It a man Is going Into the scientific
breeding of , swlno ho should lenow
what products certaLn matlngs will
bring forth , For such there Is no rule ,
but there are numerous rules some ot
which have not been discovered. Th
field f < lr development In this direction
Is large , To the aid of such n breeder
must be brought al1 the experiences ot
ethers , Incorporated In books or ob.
I , 1ln d ornlly' . Swlno breeding is not
the narrow subject it aeems _ , It has
many phases and each feature ot
these subdlvldes almost Indefinitely.
To bo successful a man must not ox.
haust his entlro enorgles In morq
manual labor : but must leave hlmsolt
some energy for deep thought anc1
mental questioning. , ; 1 . . ,
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Rice Hulls In Stock Feed.
Mention was made In our last report
at the experiments then being conducted -
ducted at detormlnlng the digestibility
ot rice bran and polish. These experIments -
Iments were brought to a successful
conclusion and the results embodied in
Dulletln No , 77 , just issued. A tnct
was brought out In these experiments
whIch was not sought , because it was
not suspected. It was a valuable revelation -
lation , however , and the strong hand
of the law may bo Invol\Cd to suppress -
press Its future existence. It was
found' that It was a common custom
of tllO rIco mills In this state to grind
up the huIls of the rico and mix the
same with the bran. In many instances -
stances this ndulteratlon reached 50
per cent of the total feed , By the new
process ot mlIIlng rIco it Is claimed
that a smal1 quantity ot hulls necessarIly -
sarIly finds Its way Into the bran , but
so largo a quantity as 50 per cent can
only bo accounted for by mixing of
the two with the Intention ot fraud.
Rico hulls ate not only of no nutrltlvo
value , but absolutely Injurious from
a. physiological standpoint , greatly Injuring -
juring the mucous linings of the stom.
ach.-Loulslana Station.
Best Horse to Raise.
There Is no doubt that the best
horse for the farmer to raise is the' '
dratt horse. The farmer needs sometimes -
times to raise roadsters and driving
horses : but In the main the draft leads
all others , There are many more
draft horse. The farmer needs some-
ltlnd , The demand Is not so much for' '
an improved ldnd ot horse as tor Q.
first-class animal ot the lelnds wo now
have. The draft horse can be raised
with IIttlo expense to the farmer , and
he begins to pay his way before the
time comes to marl\Ot him , The dratt
colt WOrliS In easllr with the general
worlt of the farm. The farmer may
find It difficult t seIl aUght hatne38
horse for carrlago purposes , but he
never has trouble In selling a llNt. .
class draft horse. In any event It
should be remembered that It requires
no moro labor to care for a good draft
horse than for a pool' ono. The horse
ot quality will consume no moro feed
than the oth'er , but the margin between -
tween cost and selling price is ver ,
much greater Inthe case of thO' goo&
horse than between the cost and sell.
Ing price ot the Inferior horse.
Rye for Dairy Cows.
When rye Is to be used for feeding
cows In the spring It should bo sown In
the latter part of August or In the
early part 01 September. So sown It
w111 got well started and cover the
ground wcU before winter comes on.
If it growB too weIl , It is easy enough
to re uco Its thrift by turning In the
calves , sheep or cows tor a few weelts
In the fnll. This pasturing should not
be continued long enough to reduce
the covering to a point where the
roots wl11 bo injured later by the
severities ot winter. In the sowing
ot the seed about three bushels should
bo used per acre , as this gives a finer
stemmed rye than tbe ordinary amount
Qf Boed and this fineness mal < es it
more agreeable to the cows. The use
ot the rro crop is found I the early
spring before the pasture grasses have
hnd time to develop , When the grass
comes on the cows will abandon the
rye tor the grass , the taste of which
they prefer to that of the rye.
Good and Bad Feeding.
Presuming thnt a breeder has swine
ot tlrst qua1lty the feMlng become'J a
questlan ot great Importance , It Is
often remarl\Od thnt this and that
breeder failed because bo bought nnl.
mals of fancy broedlng points and
then gave them scrub care. This Is
nlways a fntal mlstalto , The purebred -
bred animals have received many
backsets In roputntlon from this
causo. TaIte an , . of our best strains ot
hogs and let them bo turned Into a
poor feed lot and bo given lIttle grass
and much corn. A few goneratlons ot
that kind ot feeding wm give us a
scrub progeny wll.h a good set nf pedl.
grees. That Is II. case where , the pedigree -
gree Is worth less than nothing. It is
not enough to IJI10w that an nnlmal
bas II. good Uno ot nncestorsj it Is
necessary also to know how Its 1m.
I1lQdlato ancstors hlLYe been hd.
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Far Sighted.
"lno\V young Fillers , the dentlst'l
He's gol.ng to elope with Miss Tra. .
'ers. "
" 1'ho doucol When ? "
"In II. few wee\ . "
"In a few weelts ? Why doesn't ho
tal < o her now ? "
"Well , you see , ho IR doing a lIttle
expenslvo worle on her teeth and ho
wants to colIect the bill from her fa- t
ther firat.-I < : ansas City Journal. J' !
Easv to Believe.
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"He has aeen bettor da's. "
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NothIng New to Her.
Mrs , Upjohn ( just baclt trom forclgn
tour-Dut ) I was going to tell you
about the scarabaeaus I got In Egypt.
It-
Mrs , GasweIl-Oh , I used to be troubled -
bled with that when we Uved In Penn-
s 'lvanla ; Qulnlno wl11 Imocl < it out
every time.
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Soft Answer Just In Time.
! \Irs , F ( l'Ietulantly-"You ) never
Itlss me now , "
lIr."Tho Idea ot a woman ot
your age wanting to , be ltlssed ! Ono
would think you were a girl of 18 , "
l\Irs , F-"What do you know about
girls of 18 ? " ' ,
. .
Mr. Z-"Why. my dear , weren't Y'OU
18 -ourself-Struy Stories.
Choice Selection ,
"I , learn that the Vnn Ruxtons aIlow
their chickens to dlot on their neigh-
bors' flowers , Do they l\Oep it a secret -
cret ? "
"WeIl , I should thlnl ; : not. If you
dine with them the suave Mr. Van
Ruxton wl11 ask If you prefer vloletted
fowl or 'chlclton de roses. ' "
Matrimonial Joys.
WlCe-I met Mr , l\Ieeker this mornIng -
Ing , You remember he was 'our rlvnl
for my hand ,
Husband-Yes : I hate that man ,
WlCe-Dut 'ou shouldn't hate him
just because he used to admire mo ,
Husband-Oh , that Isn't the reason.
I hate him because ho didn't marry
) 'ou.
Another Fish Story.
"So you were out In St. Louis ? " 5ald .J. . .
the postmaster. "Did ) 'ou see the big T
plica ? "
"To bo sure , " drawled the village
fabricator : then after a pause , "but It
wasn't ono Inch bigger than the pike I
caught In Hurly's mill pond last sum-
mer. "
The Flight of Time.
The governess had been reading the
story of the dlsco\'ery of America to
her 4 year old charge. Closing the
book she said : "Just think , 1\Iabel , all
this happened more than 400 'ear8
ago , " , .
"Gwaclolls ! " exclaimed the IIttlo
miss , "al11t't It s'pwlzln' how time do
fiy ? "
Retaining the Valuables ,
A-"Is it true that 'our cashier has
eoped with 'our daughter and a largo
sum ot money ? "
D-It Is quite true : but he Is an
bonest fellow , and means to repay me.
Ho has nlready returned me my
daughter. "
Yea , Verily I
"Many a map , " remarlted the philosopher -
osopher , "who travels on the right
ro..i mannges to reach the wrong
destination , "
"How's that ? " queried the man ,
"They are headed the wrong way , "
explained the philosophy dispenser.
Critical Judgment.
J
. . {
"Was the pianist rCaJ1Y Od 1" 1
"Oh ! 'es Indeed ! His hair wns
nearl ) ' n foot long , "
Proper Definition.
Llttlo Wl11lo-"Sa ) ' , IJR , what la the
meaning ot premonition ? "
Pa-"lt's something that nlls people
who IIlT ! 'I laId ) 'OU so , ' ref son. "